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22, Fickey ~ohn ,~oth
Leon ~tsvener . . , '. 2
- Whereupon it_ was found end declared that eeeerdins to the fore~ing ret~Lrns, ~ohn
l~oth was elected by s mJority of one vote.
23, ~nob Prairie Mrs° Helen wilcox ' 10
Whereupon it wee found'an~ deo-lered that socordin~ to the ~oregoing returns,
~elen wilcox was elected without ~p~osition by tan votes.
2&, Cedar 6revs Joe ~o Nash
Whereupon it was found-end declared that according to'the foregoing returns, ~,oe
Nesh was elected without op~osition by 18 votes. ~., ....
· , 2~, Bowman ¢. ~. Sax~ ' '. 7
~. C. Cobb 2
%~hereu~on ~t was found,and deolemed that ~ooord'lns to .the foregoing returns~
Sezon wes elected by a maJorit'y of five votes. '-: '' :-
27, 8metena ~ ,., Edward ~erke , . , ,,' 8
' IIenry ~erka 1
Whereupon it wes found and declared that according to' 'the fore~oing returns."
~dwe~d ~erks was elected by a mJority of se%an votes. ""
· .30', K,ing's tti~hway Robert Beshier , ~ 10
Whereupon it was found and de~lered that 'aooord~ to the foregoing'returns, Robert
Babbler was elected without oppositkon by ten votes. ' ' "
~t was further found'and declared that no 'election returns'ware received for:'
Te~pleman Diatr~ct 9o. 1~
Steep Hollow ~istrict ~o. 8~
Qtttnn uhapel ~lstr~et ~o. 16:
Allenfarm mistrust ~o.
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and it was un~ffiolally reported that no elections Ware held in these
There be~n~ no further business, the ~curt adjourned.' ,
MONDAY. MAY 10, 19&8. ' '
The oommissioners' Court of Bra'zos ~ounty, .'A~.XeS. met Xn regular ee.ssion at ten
O'clock a. m., ,.,or, ay, ~my 10, 19&8, at the office of'the ~ounty'~t~ge at'th'~ ~ou~th'ouse in
Bt__ .n Texas, with the following members present: .~_.,, .~'
'~' A. ~. Ware, ~ounty ~udge, presiding; ~ "''"~ ' ' .... ''
Norton ~. B~k~lter, Co~s~oner, P~cinot ~o. 1;
William A. Co=a~, Comissioner, Y~cinot ~o.' 2;. ' f''" "
'. Cl~e ~.' Porterfield, ~ssi~er; ~lnet mo.--3;
Newton Burlin,' u~ssio~r, Yreoino~'~o. ~; a~
co~y and p=eo~not off~oe~s'F=ep~ts'of.f~s collected fo~ ~e m~th of A~I~ 19~
%ehd duplicate re~e[ots sh~ re~no~s to t~e G~ty'T~ee~r of the
,~e'reoeived and ap~oved as foll~s: ~,. ~,~ ;,, ..~, , ,,~ :. ,., . , ,
· ~"., ..... .~.. s'. w=; jo'~'~ ,'~ .,,~, ~,',., . ..~.., .",. )..'. ., . . :'..~.~ . ....
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'-/;'==~f&' or=t. co=t~ A==orne~ .... '.., ......... [ ~' '.~O.3~
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?.Cole, Clark of Dlstrlot ~ou~t ............... ~.~0
Mo Do~aon, ~ustioe of the
Pe~oe, Precinct ~o. i:
Fees collected and paid to uounty .............
Fees due h~n by Oounty: ~ oases @ $2.20 .......... ?0.00
¥1rgil ~.still, uonstable~ Precinct no.
Fees collected and retained by h~'~ .............
The following reports were received and approved aa aubmitted~
Brazes ~ounty Welfare Association, Ltrs.. ~.. L. ~ck, ~ir~n,
Brazes Oo~ty ~ealth Unit, for the m~th of ~reh,
E~ly Ribber, Co~ty H~e ~onstmti~n ~nt, fo~ ~e nonth off A~ril, 19~8~
E. O. Pace, a~ro Uo~ty ~ioult~l ~t, for the nonth of April, 1918; and
O~lssioner B~lin submitted to the Co~t a ~aim for ~.90 as rel~se~nt
cash expended on two trips to H~ston on official business of the ~o~ty and Freo~not~ a~
up~ motion duly seconded and ~n~om~ adopted, the Co~ vo~ed to allow this it~ f~om
~e 're~acl~ Aoco~t of ~reoinot ac. l, as a refund to C~tsst~er
~r. ~. L. F~ter off Bry~ ap~sred before the uo~t ~d request~ authority for
the olosl~ off an old nei~hborho~ road in the Bteep ~llow oo~ty on the
~a felon into disuse and is already partially fenced up and closed, un motion,duly aeoon~
end ~mously adop~, and In accordance with the request of ar. ~oster, the cou~t vot~
authorize the adJolnin6 la~ owners to close and fence the old abendo~d nei~borho~ road
the gteep Hollow oo~ty beEi~i~ et the a. L. F~tor place end ru~ thresh the lands
kn~n as the old aensarl~E, Allen and Lester ~artin places, up to b~ not lnoludi~ the
Clave ~ore place.
~n ~t~on d~y seoonded and ~n~o~ly adored, the C~t voted to rat~ the
heretoffore ~de to S~ ~rdZno of ~, ~'ezae, f~ ~2~.00 oath, which was the highest and
bes~ prZoe obtal~ble the~or and wh~oh ~ alr~ been pa~d into the oo~ty treas~y,
the follov~n6 de~orZbed o~ and unu~ble not~ Veh[c~:
One 19~0 ~hevrelet truck, ~or ~o. T-297~700, a~ oovered by
Certificate of Title mo. ~382860.
An acco~aace with action t~en on A~'il ~, 19~8, the uo~t received, appr~e~
ordered recorded ~he follo~mg coo~rative ap~eement ~vith reference to the distribution
grasshopper .pois~ for
Texas ~ ' ~t~ Srazos
Application is hereby ~de to ~e ~ederal uover~ent
f~ necessary ~terials for the S~te header
po~ono~ bait to be use~ for~the protection
of crops
a~inst 8rassho~ers. At is fully recognized t~at the ~it ~terials hereim
quested include a poison da~erous to both ~m and a~ls. ·
An consideration of the receipt of bait ~terials from the ~eral uove~nt
use of those now In Oo~t2 storage, the 0o~ty specifically asses f~l respoasib~llt~
e~ agrees to:
1. ~rovide the ~o~ty ~der e d furnish him v;lth Zhe necessary or, ice faollit~es
and clerical help and require the Co~ty Leader to keep a~ submit acetate rec~ds of
bait ~rials recolved, stored, ~xed a~ lssu~ to far, rs.
2. Authorize the O~nty Leader to requisition bait ~terials throu~ the State
L~der as needed. F~nish tr~sportation for less-t~n-c~load lots of br~ requis-
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· "' "' ~-~' itioned b~ the State Leader either from established Federal warehouses in Texas or
~ .,~.. from other Federal sources. P~ for bait ~terials ordered directly from vendors
~~ ~. t ..~,.. . -ra~her ~han by regular requisition ~o~ S~a~e Loader.. "~ ~'~
' ~ , , ~ ' "~J 3. Supply and ~intain adeq~%e, safe storage for bait ~terials and protect
,:, , ~ , ~., ~, bait ~terials while in storage.
~. ' &. P~ide labor'and equip~nt to u~oad, lo~lly transport, store and mix bait
~ ' -,' ~terials in accordance with accepted standards. It is ~derstood ~at the Federal
' ~ , "G~ern~ent reserves the right to r~,~ove ~terials fro~ the co~ty or to refuse new '
~[ .~' ~ ~ "~ ~,.- ~terials If the co~ty varies from the accepted bait formula.
~,, ~ ,,? .~,~ 5. Restrict ship~nts to one central point wherever possible.
,: 6. Ass~e dec. rage charges, if bait ~teriels requisitioned by the Oo~ty L~der
,. ~ -~ " , ~ are not ~loaded within the free tl~e allov~ed by the railr~ds.
,, ';" ' J .' offi ':~' 7. Ass~e cha~ges and transportation costs for diversions ~de by the ~o~ty Leader
' ~ v~thout prior authority from the Division of Grasshopper Control.
~ ~ _ ,. .~ * ~ 8. ~onspicuo~ly post et each mixing station all instruction and warning signs
,V~'~v,, ~rnished by the Federal Gover~ont.
~ 'h,' ~ '' ~,~ 9. Issue bait ~aterials to ~dividuals only in the form of mixed bait. Require
~ ]~ ~ ~ each individual who receives ~ixed bait to si~ a state~ent which releases the Uo~ty,
~, ~ ~,, '' ~ State, improper and use Federalof bait.~°ver~ent fro~ liability for d~ges arising from ca.less or
,/, ~:, ~. 10. P~vtde mixed bait to farmers without charge for bait ~tertals furnished to
.~ ,~., .the County by the U. S. Depert~nt of .~gricult~e. l~ere a service ch~ge is found
necessary the ~ounty e&~ees t~t ~ixed bait ~all be made available to farmers et e
' total cost not to exceed 25~ per sack (appr~tely 80 ponds of wet bait~ ~cluding
~e cost of the sack. if actual costs for unloa~ng, locally transporting, storing,
~ ~. ~/ m~ing, sacks, and sacki~, exce~ the ~ount of funds collected from the service
% '~ ~' ' ~arge, the legally constituted Co~ty governing board agrees to DaY the diffe~nce
:~., ' ~ ~ out of funds anpro~iated, by the Co~ty, ~d that ~nds or supplies, on he~ which here-
~ . '/[ '~"~ ' to(ore have ecc~ulated from chutes ~de to fa~ers ~11 be currently e~nended for
~' " services in con.ct(on with transpolar(on, sacks or mixing of bait mter~ls.
~,~ ,,-" ,-, ,-~., ~. The gou~y ~lso agree~ that ~$t or Bait ~terial. rural.had to the County by
~[ . .,~ _~., ~ the U. 5. Department off A~[cult~e sh~l r~ain the property of the FeStal
~,~. , ' ~nt ~til spread as bait., and ~used m~ed bait shall be assembled and adeq~tely
protested. It Is also ~derstood and agreed that under no circumtances will the
, . '-- Cou~y regard Federal bait mterials as Oounty property or hold s~e es .ecurit~
~ ,:~ . , ', agai~t storage or ~her c~rges, and that it ~11 not opp~e r~oval ~ s~plus bait
~ ' ~.... ,,,'. ~terials by B~eau repres~tatives or ~ke any claim for ecc~ed stora~ on such
, -'~, . ~ :~. ~terials.
: [ ': : . This application is. in t~ form o: a res;luti~ by the County governin~ boe~ end
' ~mmes o~ of its mmbers as ~e ag~t ~o~rly debt.ted by the Uounty to re~esent It
~';,'-'..: in signi~ the application. Faille ~ the O~nty to fulfill Its obligations as eb~e
' ' described shall be ca~e for the U. S. Depa~ment of ~io~t~e to withhold addition~
, L,,'. ~it ~terials or ~her assis~nce in ~asshopper control.
,: 't ', I hereby aff~m t~t I ~ve the ~g~ auth.(by to sl~ and carry out the prove(ohs
~ , ~. ,, ,. of this ~ntract f~ the ~o~ty of Bra~s, Sta~ of Texas, and do sign ~ch contract for~
[ ~ ,,, ' .:- ' t~ express p~ose of ~ki~ syllable to fa~ers of this uo~ty bait ~terials f~-
,~ ,,,~ ~-~ nixed by t~ Federal Oov~n~nt.
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,., t31~ed~ A.S. Ware
~,' .... tLegal~ authorized ~ont for O~nty~
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~ ~ .],]..[ ,' , Tit~: ~y ~u~e in and ~r Bra~s C~ty,
~ . ;,' · Address: B~, 'A~xaS.
,~ ~,~ ~.4,~ ~,,,, ',~,?", - ..' Date: A~il 12, 19~8
-,'~'t.,, , .: . . App~ed: ~ul Ore~
.~: ' ~,j]'~ '~ (State ~eader of uras~op~r Contel)
~ .... ~ .~ · D~: April 17, 19~8
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~.',' . . ca~'a~r~ of ~l,b00.00 and first-p~oe re~gnitio~ ia the State.
..... ,~ ,,~ . On motion ~uly seceded ~d ~ni~ly ~dopted,' the Co~t v~e~ to p~c~se from
~ ,,,: ...,. t~$ W~ne ~p Core.ny, 5310' S~hine ~ive, A~tin,' ,l,e~s', 'two 'W~ne ~odel 70 co~ting
: ~ " ', ~ ~oad an~ ~rtdge .bu~ge~; a~ dlre~ed t~t t~'se', p~ps be install~ et the oo~ty shops,
-,,~/..f ~,-~ . '.~,' ~On~ m~i ~, ~ ~ly ;eo~ ed ..~d ~nimo~[y' ~dop~ed, ~ t~, . Oou~ v~t~d to~ ~ay., ail bills
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ua.T XO ~, 19&8
Whereupon the.memb~e of tho Oou~.t too~ the,~ o~ths as
Board of Equalization and then reoeased aa the Boar~ of ~qualiza~lon to.meet
a. m., Tuesday, ~y ll,
~d~tEFORE, said Court herin8 constituted itself into a County B~d of equalization
for Brazos County, ?exas~ as 'provided by law, and duly. organized as suoh~ and thereafter
herin& proceede, d to examine and check the assessments of property as sho~n by the renditions
submitted to and by the' Assessor-Collector of Taxes In and for Brazoa County~ Texas~ and hay:
heard all taxpayers who app&a~ed upon summons aa well as those who came voluatarlly~ and
herin& considered all the claims and reasons advanced by them~ and having passed upon all the
rolls presented by the Tax Assessor-Collector; and having voted to fix all the values ~aa.sh~.
by the said rolls and the £oregoin& minutes~ the Brazoa County Board of Equalization~ .by vote~
finally adjourned for the year at ~:00 o'clock p. m., on June 16~